1975 Suzuki GT185 M, 184 cc. Registration number JOX 15P. Fr...

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£2,500

1975 Suzuki GT185 M, 184 cc. Registration number JOX 15P. Frame number 40273. Engine number 40411.
In 1973, Suzuki introduced the GT185 twin-cylinder model equipped with Ram Air cooling, drum brakes front and rear and a combination electric starter/generator setup - marketed in North America as the "Adventurer". For model year 1974, the GT185 gained a single-disc front brake to rationalize it with the other GT models. It then remained basically unchanged, except for colour and trim items (which included a tail fairing in the 1977 'B' model and cast wheels in the final year 1978 'EC' model), through to the end of production with the 1978 MY.
In some markets the GT185 became the RG185 and was sold with different trim.
The 1974 model had a fatal engine flaw that caused steel powder and eventually half of the transmission oil dipstick to drop into the transmission. The rubber stopper for the transmission oil fill hole allowed the dip stick to vibrate enough to contact the primary drive gear. If not caught within '300 miles from new, the bearings in the transmission would be ruined.
JOX had been fully restored before our vendor bought it in May 2018, although the rear lamp, front indicators and alloy wheels are from a later model.
The MOT history goes back to 2009 at 29,860, 2010 at 30,125, 2014 at 30,314 and 2018 at 30,344; today it is at 30,670.
Sold with the V5C, MOT history and two hand books.